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April 2006 News
Saturday 01/04/2006 - No April fools here!
As
promised Freefall Addicts are happy to announce the arrival
of their skydivers forum.
This is the place to go to keep in touch with everyone you
have met on your skydiving holidays. We will be using the
forum to send special offers to all those who are registered
users and also to keep you up to date with events, news
and training here in sunny south Spain.
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Here is James under canopy working on
his accuracy skills |
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Ray and James get ready for another skydive |
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Ray exits the aircraft on his AFF Level
8 |
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Mikey from the Freefly
School uses an alternate method of transport on the landing
area! Watch out for Derek and dont cross the beer line! |
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Ray comes in to land from his Level 8
hop 'n' pop! |
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Here is our jump ship that will take you
to 15000ft in 10 minutes! |
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Sunday 02/04/2006
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James gets ready for another hop 'n' pop
for his canopy course |
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Here is James exiting the aircraft on
another jump |
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....and here he is a few seconds later!! |
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Mike, Jim and Andy are training for the
world meet. To be the best, you need to train with the best,
so if you are interested in some coaching from Team Outbreak
then click here for more information |
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Monday 03/04/2006
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James comes in to land. Working through
our canopy course has enabled him to downsize to jump his
own canopy - a Sabre 190 |
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Welcome to Iain and David Higgins who
are both here on our BPA FS1 course |
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Here's a group picture just before we
go up for another jump |
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Mike and David exit the aircraft on David's
first FS1 jump |
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David looks calm and in control in freefall.
Here you can see him working on a body position called the
Mantis |
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Iain exits the aircraft on one of his
FS1 dives. Iain is working on his dive exit and aiming to
fly straight out of the door - pretty good job! |
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Here is Iain in freefall at sunset. He
is working on his slow fall position.......just a little further.....!! |
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Meanwhile David works on his 90 degree
turns in place. This is not as easy as it seems. Lot of referencing
and turn control is required to pull this off, David however
appears to be a natural! |
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Here is David under canopy. He is jumping
rig number 3. We know this as all our rigs have numbers on
the containers and the canopies have the corresponding number
of orange stripes. This helps us locate our students at any
time whilst under canopy. |
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Tuesday 04/04/2006
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Here is David after just exiting the aircraft.
We have been working on exit count timings, exit flying techniques
and working straight out of the door. |
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Here is David working on his side sliding |
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As part of this skydive David was working
on his outfacing turns |
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Here is Iain working on the same skillset.
Iain has mastered the Mantis body position and is now able
to turn in place very efficiently |
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Welcome to Liz Boniface (bottom right)
who is here on our canopy course.
We decided to go bowling this evening at one of the local
entertainment areas, a short walk from our
accommodation facilities. |
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After bowling we moved to the adjacent
bar to play pool.....our local area is filled with cinemas,
bars, restaurants and even a McDonalds for those that like
a taste of home! - Our local, the Boxer bar, has even started
stocking British beer! We are based right in the middle of
a growing metropolis, so we can take you directly to anything
you want to do within 10 minutes. Jump all day, play all night! |
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Welcome also to Rob. Rob is a teacher
from London and is here on one of our learn
to skydive courses. Rob will be doing his ground school
tomorrow with Lamorna and will do his first jump in the late
afternoon. After Rob arrived we seemed strangely drawn to
our local BBQ steak house - Giant Haystacks. For 9 Euros per
head (about six quid) we all had a buffet and a couple of
glasses of Sangria - nice! |
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Wednesday 05/05/2006
Ok, well I guess I should tell everyone
that it is Barry's birthday today - he is at least 25, but
less than 30. That is all I'm giving away! If you want to
send Barry a "Happy Birthday" then drop into the
Addicts' Forum and join the
happy birthday thread in the General Discussions section. |
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Here is Rob working on his exit drills
as part of his AFF ground school. Check in, OK; check out,
OK; Up, down and Arch! The first part is called the hotel
check, this is the communication sequence between students
and instructors prior to leaving the aircraft. Good communication
is important for launching a successful exit. |
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Rob works on his basic freefall body
shape. This is called the box position and is used as a nice
stable platform to carry out basic freefall manoeuvres. The
arched body position gives us stability in freefall and this
is the basis for all the flying tasks we carry out. |
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Mike and Barry enjoy a few drinks in the
Boxer bar |
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Thursday 06/04/2006
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Barry and Iain work on some different
types of exit as part of the FS1 course |
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Friday 07/04/2006
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Liz gets ready for another skydive. Liz
is here on our canopy course and has been working on rear
riser turns, increasing the range of the canopy and flat turns. |
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Rob, David and Iain just before gearing
up for their first skydive of the day |
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Here is Iain on one of his FS1 skydives.
Iain is working on 90 degree turns and side sliding |
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Here is Rob pictured on his AFF level
1. He is just going through the first part of his skydive
sequence called the HASP. This is the time when your instructors
start to communicate in air signal to help with body position
and control |
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Here is Rob in freefall again under the
watchful eye of Mike and Barry |
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Here is the gang just before getting on
the aircraft for another skydive, as you can see the dropzone
is very busy mid week and the Dornier has completed multiple
loads to 15000ft today. |
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We all meet together on the landing area
after the end of the skydive to share in the highlights of
the last jump and watch the all the canopies come in to land |
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Here is our canopy
school coach Barry. He is jumping his new Performance
Designs Velocity 96. |
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Barry and Iain debrief a skydive. All
your footage is shown to you in a structured manner and used
to help you correct small problems and further extend your
skills from the previous jump |
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Mike and David prepare for another jump. |
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Here is David about to leave the aircraft
on his "dive to pin". This where you leave the aircraft
just after your instructor and dive down to meet them. This
is a technique used to recover large verticle seperations |
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Here is David on his FS1 3-way. Nice job
- 4-way next! |
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Here is Rob on his AFF level 2. Rob was
doing so well his reserve side instructor was able to release
and move around the front to get some more detailed footage
for debrief |
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Saturday 08/04/2006
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Apollo is also here on one of our beginner
courses |
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Welcome also to Stuart who is here to
complete AFF level 1
and then who knows..... |
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Katie also joins the group and is going
to complete a learn to skydive course |
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Lamorna takes everyone through basic
freefall stability. We find this lesson is best taught in
small groups so all the students can watch each other before
going on to the freefall and exit lessons with their own instructors |
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Busy busy day! The hangar is full of skydivers
and the Dornier has already done 25 loads, still another 3
hours of jumping too..... |
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Here is Iain and David just before they
go to do their FS1 4-way jumps |
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Here is David in the middle of his 4-way.
This point is called an Open Accordian |
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Iain geeks the camera in the middle of
his 4-way. Iain managed to pull off a difficult exit and scored
8 points in total. |
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Iain turns and tracks away after his 4-way.
This is a technique used by skydivers to get good seperation
away from other jumpers before deploying their canopies |
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Sunday 09/04/2006
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Welcome to Malcolm who has come to do
some fun jumping with us |
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Iain and David on the landing area after
one of their first skydives together since passing FS1 |
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Here is Jenni just before going up for
her AFF level 1 |
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Jenni checks in with her instructor, all
is good! |
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Here is the gang on the landing area after
Jenni's skydive |
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Here is Kate, just before her first jump |
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Kate checks in with her instructor just
before starting practice pulls |
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Kate and Barry on the landing area after
the jump |
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Here is Apollo and Stuart. Stuart will
jump tomorrow and Apollo completed his level 1 today |
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Here is Mark after another freefly coached
jump with Mikey |
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Welcome to Paul Goodman (right) who is
pictured here with Pete, a fun jumper at the DZ. Paul is here
for some more freefly coaching |
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Welcome to Keith Bates who is here to
complete his FS1 course |
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Monday 10/04/2006
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Here is Jenni just before her level 3.
Jenni is jumping with Barry and Mike |
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Here is Jenni in freefall after being
released by both her intructors |
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This is Kate on her level 3 after being
released. Kate is working on controlling heading and relaxing
in freefall. |
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Here is Jenni just before exiting the
aircraft on her AFF level 4 |
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Mike and Jenni on the landing area at
sunset |
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Tuesday 11/04/2006
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Here is Jenni on her AFF level 5. Heading
control and 360 degree turns - all good! |
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Kate gets ready for AFF level 6. This
will be her first unlinked exit from the aircraft |
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Kate works on the dive flow in the hangar
just before gearing up |
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Here is Kate in the air on Level 6. Level
7 tomorrow! |
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Meanwhile Keith is working on his FS training
with Lamorna |
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Jenni and Kate with their instructors
Mike and Barry on the landing area |
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Here are Keith and Lamorna just outside
the hangar. Keith has been working on fall rate control in
the air |
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The Freefly Mafia! Paul, Iain and Mark
are all training with the Mikey's Freefly school. Iain has
just got his FF1 qualification
and is working towards his FF2.
Paul is here on an FF2 course and Mark is here on his FF1
course |
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David and Malcolm get ready for another
fun jump |
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Busy bar, lots of beer - this is now a
regular scene at Skydive Spain..... |
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Wednesday 12/04/2006
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Jenni exits the aircraft on her AFF level
6 |
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Here is Jenni in freefall on level 6 |
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Here is Kate on her AFF level 7, Kate
graduated today after an awesome skydive |
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Here is Keith jumping on one of his FS1
skydives |
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More
updates to follow this later!
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